County boards of education in fixing the salaries of teachers
shall use at least the state minimum salaries established under the
provisions of this article. The board may establish salary
schedules which shall be in excess of the state minimums fixed by
this article, such county schedules to be uniform throughout the
county as to the classification of training, experience,
responsibility and other requirements.

Counties may fix higher salaries for teachers placed in
special instructional assignments, for those assigned to or
employed for duties other than regular instructional duties, and
for teachers of one-teacher schools, and they may provide
additional compensation for any teacher assigned duties in addition
to the teacher's regular instructional duties wherein such
noninstructional duties are not a part of the scheduled hours of
the regular school day. Uniformity also shall apply to such
additional salary increments or compensation for all persons
performing like assignments and duties within the county: Provided,
That in establishing such local salary schedules, no county shall
reduce local funds allocated for salaries in effect on the first
day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety, and used in
supplementing the state minimum salaries as provided for in this
article, unless forced to do so by defeat of a special levy, or a
loss in assessed values or events over which it has no control and
for which the county board has received approval from the state
board prior to making such reduction.

Counties may provide, in a uniform manner, benefits for teachers which require an appropriation from local funds including,
but not limited to, dental, optical, health and income protection
insurance, vacation time and retirement plans excluding the state
teachers retirement system. Nothing herein shall prohibit the
maintenance nor result in the reduction of any benefits in effect
on the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred eighty-four,
by any county board of education.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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